Dominican University in San Rafael to receive record $8 million gift

San Rafael's Dominican University of California will receive more than $8 million — the largest gift in its history — to convert a 124-year-old mansion into 30,000 square feet of classrooms, laboratories and offices.

After construction, the building now used for student housing will be used for the nursing and occupational therapy departments, the university said.

The unnamed donor, described as a resident of San Francisco and Marin, will be identified at an event at Dominican at 11 a.m. Wednesday.